WELCOME TO 4TH

GRADE!Ms. Mallian’s Class

2017-2018

Classroom Communication• The best way to reach me is via e-mail:

mmallian@wcpss.net(I will respond within 24 hours. If you do not hear back from me, please resend your email.)

• Please check out our classroom website to stay updated on upcoming events, curriculum, homework, and academic resources.

www.msmallian.weebly.com

• Monitor your child’s academic progress through Friday Folders & Data Notebooks; monitor behavior though Bloomz & weekly behavior sheet.

MES POLICIES & PROCEDURES

MES Policies & ProceduresAll Policies/Procedures are on the MES website under the Parent tab!!

School Hours & Attendance Birthday Policy

• We begin instruction promptly at 9:15am and continue learning up until the very end of the day. Therefore, early checkouts should be kept to a minimum.

STUDENTS CANNOT BE CHECKED OUT AFTER 3:15pm

• If your child is absent, please send in a note/email to explain. If your child is tardy, parents must walk & sign them in to the office.

• Long term absences should be communicated to both myself and the office.

• Birthdays may be celebrated during recess (1:10-1:40pm). Please notify me in advance if you plan to come in to celebrate.

• Birthdays can be celebrated pre-packaged/store-bought snack (be aware of allergies), by reading or donating your child’s favorite book to the class, etc.

• No birthday invitations are to be handed out at school.

Eating Lunch With Your Child

• You are welcome to come eat lunch with your child. You all may eat at the lunch table with the rest of the class or at the picnic tables just outside the cafeteria (must sign out).

MES Policies & ProceduresAll Policies/Procedures are on the MES website under the Parent tab!!

Transportation Volunteers

• All transportation changes MUST be received by email, note, or phone call. It is best to notify the front office, especially after 2:45pm.

• Students are NOT allowed to ride home on a bus other than their assigned WCPSS bus.

• All volunteers and/or chaperones must have volunteer clearance through Wake County.

• To become an approved volunteer, you must complete the volunteer application on a computer here at school. The application must be completed again every school year and can take a few weeks to process.Please complete as soon as possible.

Bring Your Own Device

• Students may bring their own devices to school to be used for academic purposes only.

Registered Device + BYOD Permission Form/Contract• Once everything is completed, students may begin bringing their devices Monday, July 24th

BYOD - Apps to Download Below are some Apps that we will be using in class frequently. You may want to download them on your child’s device so that they can use them when needed.

◦Google Drive

◦Google Docs

◦Google Slides

◦QR Code Reader

◦Seesaw

◦Front Row Ed

◦Chatterpix

◦Brainpop◦Wordly Wise Flashcards

◦Big Universe

Technology & Photo Permission Forms

Children MUST have a permission form on file

These forms are kept from K-12.

If you choose to change your choices made from previous year, a new form needs to be completed. Please request a new form if you need one.

(I can access this information. Please see/contact me if you have any questions regarding what you selected last year.)

Student files will be checked to ensure a form is on file. If you don’t have one, a form will be sent home with your child.

Important Schoolwide DatesProgress Reports & Report Card Dates

Please Note: Q1- Q3 report cards are now being sent home a week after the end of the quarter.

Testing Dates/Information

◦ mClass (3x a year: beginning, middle, and end)◦ If a child has scored a 4 or 5 on the EOG OR scored a 4 in reading on their Q4 3rd grade report card, he/she does not have to take the mClass

assessment.

◦ Benchmark Assessments (TBD)

◦ EOG (end of year)

Conferences:

◦ Held twice per year (and upon request); student-led conferences in the spring

Quarter Progress Reports Go Home Report Cards Go Home

1 September 1st October 6th

2 December 1st January 5th

3 March 2nd March 29th

4 June 1st June 29th

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CLASS

Learning Targets & Student Accountability

◦ Based on curriculum standards

◦ What students should learn by the end of the lesson

◦ “I can” or “I will” statements

◦ Students are held accountable for learning targets

◦ Exit tickets, quick checks, quizzes, etc.

Quarterly Learning Targets can be found under the “Curriculum” tab on our class webpage.

www.msmallian.weebly.com

21st Century Learning – 4Cs

◦Critical Thinking

◦Communication

◦Creativity

◦Collaboration

Curriculum - LiteracyLiterature• Drawing Inferences/Conclusion• Comparing and Contrasting• Making Connections• Theme• Story Plot & Summarizing

Listening and Speaking• Participate in discussions• Paraphrase• Present research

Informational Text• Main idea and supporting details• Drawing inferences• Structure

Language• Capitalization• Punctuation• Spelling• Pronouns, adverbs• Vocabulary• Figurative language

Foundational Skills• Syllable patterns• Strategies to read multisyllabic words• Fluency and accuracy

Curriculum - Writing

Quarter 1 Personal Narratives & Realistic Fiction

Quarter 2Informative/Explanatory Writing• Research

Quarter 3Opinion Writing• Research

Quarter 4Persuasive Writing• Research

Curriculum – MathOperations and Algebraic Thinking• 4 operations to solve word problems• Factors and multiples• Find number patterns and rules

Measurement and Data• Comparing and converting types of measurement• Area and perimeter• Line plots• Measuring angles

Numbers & Operations in Base Ten• Place Value• Multiplication (_x_ _ _ _) (_ _x _ _)

Geometry• Symmetry• Parallel• Perpendicular• Angles• Lines

Numbers & Operations - Fractions• Comparing fractions• Equivalent fractions• Adding, subtracting and multiplying• Word problems• Decimals

Please refer to daily notes in your child’s notebook and the “Math” section under the “Resources” tab

of our class webpage.

www.msmallian.weebly.com

Math Curriculum by QuartersQuarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4

• Place Value & Rounding

• Addition &Subtraction

• Factors & Multiples• Multiplication

• Division• Multiplicative

Comparison• Problem Solving• Lines & Angles (in

relation to circles)• Measuring Angles• 2D Shapes &

Symmetry

• Area & Perimeter• Patterns• Equivalent Fractions• Comparing Fractions• Adding & Subtracting

Fractions• Multiplying Fractions

• Decimals• Measurement (Metric

& Customary)• Line Plots

Please Note: Students will be expected to demonstrate their understanding of these concepts using methods taught in class. For clarification, please refer to daily notes in your child’s notebook, Wake County “4th Grade Math at a Glance” document, LearnZillion/Khan Academy videos, etc.

Curriculum – Science, Social Studies, Technology

Science• Force and Motion• Matter, Properties, &

Change• Earth History• Ecosystems• Earth in the Universe• Molecular Biology• Energy Conservation &

Transfer

Social Studies• Q1 - N.C. History (up to

Civil War)

• Q2 - N.C. Government • Q3 - N.C. Economy• Q4 - N.C. Culture,

Geography, and Environment

Technology• iPads• Laptops• PowerPoint• Word Processing• Google Drive

For more information about 4th grade curriculum, please visit www.commoncorestandards.org

Differentiation

What does it look like in the classroom?◦Level of questioning

◦Groups made from pre-assessments

◦Enrichment units

◦Technology

◦Remediation & enrichment groups

Instructional Tools & Resources

At School At HomeThinking Maps Daily Notes in Notebook

Projection TVs Class Website (msmallian.weebly.com)

Laptops Discovery Education, Brainpop, Big Universe, Learn Zillion, Read Works, andmore!

***All logins can be found in “Classroom Information” section of your child’s binder.

iPads

Authentic/Real-World Tasks – 4Cs

Discovery Education, Brainpop, Big Universe, Learn Zillion, Google Drive and more!

Behavior SystemClassroom Rules

1. Listen to and follow directions QUICKLY & quietly.

2. Be respectful to adults and peers.(Raise hand, don’t speak while others are talking, follow teacher-given directions, etc.)

3. Be safe.

4. Be responsible.

5. Be a problem solver.

Behavior Management System◦ Bloomz & Weekly Behavior Chart in Friday Folder

Work Habits & Conduct

Homework Policy (see full policy in binder)◦ Homework reinforces curriculum & develops responsibility◦ 4th Grade = 50 minutes of homework (typically 25 mins for reading and 25 mins for math)◦ Homework in planner and under “Homework” on class webpage◦ Incomplete homework recorded on Bloomz◦ Friday Folders sent home every Friday, should be emptied and returned on Monday

Work Habits ConductUses time wisely Is cooperative

Is attentive and listens Shows respect for others

Completes assignments Observes rules and procedures

Works independently/seeks help when needed

Follows directions

Writes legibly

Completes homework

Field Trips

Field Trip Date Chaperones Needed?

History Museum & Legislative Building

Fall Yes

Symphony TBD No

NC Coast Spring Yes

Thank you for coming!

Please feel free to email me at mmallian@wcpss.net with any

questions or concerns that you may have.